Brazilians prefer trips to national destinations

The Ministry of Tourism has interviewed brazilians from the five regions in the country to find out their intentions for the next vacations.

"Brazilians are rediscovering their own country and with the Olympic Games this is even bigger. Tourism is important for the economy and it responds quickly to stimulation", says the Ministry of the Tourism, Alberto Alves.

According to the research, most of the tourists prefer to spend their vacations in the Northeast (41,4%), followed by the Southeast (26,7%), South (17,9%), North (8,1%) and Center West (5,9%).

More than half of the people prefer to travel by plane 55,9%. Five of 10 tourists prefer to stay in hotels.